Fly-catcher.



KAISER. ELY GATOHER. APPLIOATIOLN TILED APR. 20. 1910.

Patented Feb. 16, 1915.

UNITED STATES Para enrich.

t THEODOB KAISER, OFFWARBLIIVGE'N, GERMANY.

FLY-CATGHEB.

I To all whom it inpg concern? Wurttemberg, residing at Warblingen, in-

Be it known that I, Tnnonon KAISER, manufacturer, a subject of the King of the Kingdom of Wurttemberg, Germany,

have invented certain new and useful Im-' provements in Fly-Catchers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a, full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention consists in a fly catcher in which a tape covered with adhesive is drawn out'of a holder serving to contain the adhesive material. This fly catching device is distin ished from other prevlous constructions in having at the end of the tape a pin which serves to readily attach the device at any desired point, while the tape itself may serve to display advertisements. The pin or stud is preferably fixed to the ceiling because flies, as is well known, prefer to remain in the upper portions of the room and are thus more quickly caught. 1

In the accompanying drawing the improved fly catcher is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2. Of theseFig. 1 represents an ele-' vation of a fly-catcher, Fig. 21s a. perspective view of tlie same.

At the free end of the strip arcovered with adhesive, there is fixed an attachin device in the form of a little nail or pin which can be easily attached anywhere. The end of the strip a is fastened in the well known manner within a box serving to contain the adhesive material. The entire lengthof the strip can be printed with advertisements on both sides, which can easily be read through the transparent adhesive. The strip a and also the receptacle e may be made of any suitable material.

By referring to the dnawing, it will be noted that the nail or other piercing attaching device I; is connected to the end of the strip a .by a flexible connection d which,

in the present instance, is shown. as con .sisting of a link passing through per- 50.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Fell). ital, 9359, Application filed April as, 1910. serial no. 557,701.

nection of thejpiercing device enableslthe .hold the same against lateral movement an therefore, counteracts any tendency. to loosen the hold of the nail. The arrangement of the nail having a fiat head and a pointed stem which is attached to the strip a, by a flexible connection (1 results also in the advantage that when the strip a is coiled up and entirely within the receptacle 0 the flat headed nail may be inserted into the box piercing the same and piercing also a number of the .coils of the strip a, therehy securing the parts in place and the strip against withdrawal, -wh1le at the same time the said nail is entirely out of the way, in View of the fact that the'flat head lies snugly against the side of the receptacle. A wery ;convenient article, which takes up a minimum of space and is not readily de ranged, is therefore afiordcd for the market What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A fly-catcher comprising a casing for conlatter, and with it, the fly catcher to be attaining adhesive matter and a strip; coiled the str-i ,"said flexible connection being attached to the flat head Oftllfi nail and to the end of the strip.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THEODOR KAISER.

Witnesses AnoLr Lnnimnn, Fnma KLAIBER. 

